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About Rafatpur Village

Rafatpur is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 43 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.7 hectares hectares.

Rafatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rafatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 23.7 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 43
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rafatpur compares

By the 2011 count Rafatpur is the 590th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 23.7 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Rafatpur

Rafatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rafatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rafatpur from other places

Rafatpur lies about 59 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Seohara, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rafatpur
Nearest town Sahaspur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Seohara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 24 km
District headquarters Bijnor 59 km

Villages closest to Rafatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rafatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rafatpur village had a population of 81. That makes it the 590th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Rafatpur village has 43 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rafatpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Rafatpur covers 23.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rafatpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rafatpur is Seohara, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Rafatpur.

Rafatpur is about 59 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rafatpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Sahaspur is about 7.9 km away. Seohara is about 12 km away. Dhampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rafatpur Meu (under 2 km), Dariyapur (under 2 km) and Bahadar Nagar (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rafatpur today is likely to be higher.

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